# Accident 20220206002819A: Cessna 172RG, Elm City, NC, February 6, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2022, 14:45 local time
- Place: Elm City, NC
- Airport: Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8563° N, 77.8919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8563&lon=-77.8919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9382D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9382D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220206002819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR 1100 FT AGL TURNING TO APPROACH RUNWAY 4 AT ROCKY MOUNT WILSON REGIONAL AIRPORT IN ELM CITY, NC. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A GROUP OF 5-6 TURKEY BUZZARDS AND TRIED TO EVADE. THE LEFT WING WAS STRUCK OUTBOARD OF THE STRUT. THE PILOT RADIOED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INJURIES OR ENCOUNTERING MORE DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA124), Feb 6, 2022: Cessna 172RG (N9382D), Rocky Mount, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inflight collision with a bird, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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